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Hey Everyone I have an approximately 5 gallon Hungarian oak barrel. It is an impeccable piece of craftsmanship and has performed flawlessly since I have had it. I have a question about the hungarian oak flavor profile in relation to reds After having Wine age in my barrel (as per...

Hey folks just wanted to share my final product for the 2013 vintage. Here is a pic of my 2013 Chardonnay grown and made from my vineyard. To me the cool part of this is two fold. First my vineyard is in Alabama and I am successfully growing Chardonnay, merlot, syrah and mourvedre. Second is my...

Hey folks. Question to pose for y'all. First a little background I have a small vineyard on my farm ( Chardonnay, merlot, mourvedre ) and I have made wine from kits as well as my own vines. I age my wines in my wine cellar which is a converted storm shelter in my basement that is concrete (20...

Well it is in " the books". My 2013 Chardonnay ( AKA Skylar's Vintage in honor of my daughter born in 2013) is bottled. It was a horrible summer in Alabama with persisting rain and overcast skies making fungus a monster to deal with. I obtained a very low yield that was harvested early. Luckily...

Well, due to a ridiculous amount of rain in my area that does not look to be letting up and the state of my chardonnay, I will be harvesting this weekend. The brix is about right but I am tasting vegetal notes in the grape which I am afraid will be transferred to the wine. The seeds look nice...

Hey guys been reading tons of posts and and instructions on prepping a new barrel and wanted y'alls opinions. This barrel is brand spanking new ( 6 gallon Vadai medium toast ) and I will use it in about a month for my chardonnay primary fermentation and then I will roll a cellar craft cab into...

Hey guys. Thought I would post up some pics and info about my cellar I built. First our house ( on our horse farm) had a storm shelter built into the basement that is 12 ft tall 20 feet long and 6 feet wide. It was drab and I decided when I started my vineyard to turn it into my cellar. It is...

Hey everyone A little background for perspective. I am a huge wine fan and I a have a 50 acre horse farm in north Alabama ( 7b climate) with fields that have not been used for horse grazing (my wife and I breed and import European warmbloods which is my wife's second business. So over the years...

Hey Guys searched a bit on the forum but I was wondering your viewpoints of how, and when to add Glycerine in your wine.

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Hey Guys and Gals! Just wanted to say hello. I ahve been lurking on this site for a while and wanted to officially join and jump in with conversation and questions I have. Little intro,I have a 50 acre Breeding Farm for hunter/Jumper horses that my wife handles. So anyway, Hello to all!